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University of Wisconsin System

Employer · Wisconsin, United States

Employer address
Wisconsin, United States
Applications on record
4,028
FY2025 applications
586
FY2026 to 30 June
414
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median offered wage
$73,958
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.6%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of Wisconsin System appears in 4,028 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 586.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Wisconsin System

293586FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
293586FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200832
FY200955
FY201068
FY201157
FY201237
FY201350
FY201423
FY201532
FY201633
FY201715
FY201827
FY2019223
FY2020326
FY2021398
FY2022532
FY2023542
FY2024578
FY2025586
FY2026*414
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*35460
FY202552264
FY202451464
FY202352022
FY202249537
FY202133761
FY202027452
FY201921112
FY2018207
FY2017132
FY2016276
FY2015293
FY2014185
FY2013482
FY20122314
FY20114413
FY20104721
FY2009496
FY2008293
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

University of Wisconsin System: applications by worksite state

2+2+4+5+7+
2+2+4+5+7+
Data table
StateApplications
WI3,960
MI9
CA7
NJ7
NY6
IL5
DC5
TX5
MA4
IN4
IA3
WA2
MD2
MN2
KS2
Worksite states
  1. Wisconsin3,960
  2. Michigan9
  3. California7
  4. New Jersey7
  5. New York6
  6. Illinois5
  7. District of Columbia5
  8. Texas5
  9. Massachusetts4
  10. Indiana4
Worksite cities
  1. Madison, WI2,547
  2. Milwaukee, WI631
  3. La Crosse, WI155
  4. Green Bay, WI108
  5. Platteville, WI108
  6. Eau Claire, WI89
  7. Menomonie, WI87
  8. River Falls, WI77
  9. Kenosha, WI46
  10. Oshkosh, WI25
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Business Teachers, Postsecondary317
  2. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary314
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists302
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary229
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other214
  6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary213
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists153
  8. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary150
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,248
  2. Research Associate-postdegree Trainee422
  3. Scientist I324
  4. Assistant Scientist200
  5. Lecturer112
  6. Scientist II94
  7. Research Associate71
  8. Research Specialist70

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $73,958; middle half $61,992 to $94,000 · median prevailing wage $58,610 (marker) · 1,347 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,068
  2. Level II139
  3. Level III58
  4. Level IV9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China80
  2. India45
  3. South Korea29
  4. Canada28
  5. Germany13
  6. United Kingdom8
  7. Pakistan8
  8. Bangladesh7
  9. Brazil6
  10. Turkey6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

1020FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2021
1020FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2021
Data table
FY20098
FY20103
FY20113
FY20124
FY20137
FY20149
FY201517
FY201615
FY201713
FY201920
FY20211
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20211000
FY201990111
FY201730100
FY201610050
FY20158090
FY20147020
FY20134030
FY20121030
FY20111120
FY20103000
FY20098000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin System has 4,028 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 1,358 sponsoring employers in Wisconsin and #238 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 5.00% of the applications filed by employers based in Wisconsin.

Rank in Wisconsin
1 of 1,358
Rank in the United States
238 of 168,030
Share of Wisconsin's applications
5.00%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Wisconsin
82
Largest sponsoring employers in Wisconsin
  1. University of Wisconsin System4,028
  2. Fiserv Solutions, LLC3,770
  3. Experis US, Inc.3,574
  4. Johnson Controls, Inc.2,559
  5. Stoughton Trailers, LLC2,377
  6. University of Wisconsin-madison2,205
  7. Medical College of Wisconsin1,674
  8. Genome International Corporation1,661
  9. Rockwell Automation, Inc.1,629
  10. Epic Systems Corporation1,612
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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